Any person desiring a permit to remove loam or topsoil shall file with the Building Official a written application therefor. The application shall contain the following information:
(a) The full name and address of the applicant and, if the applicant is a partnership, the name and address of each of the partners, and, if the applicant is a corporation, the names of its principal officers;
(b) A description of the land from which the topsoil is to be stripped and removed, specifying the quantity of land involved;
(c) The name and address of the owner of the land described, if the applicant is not such owner, together with the owner's written consent to the work proposed, which consent must be attached to the application;
(d) The method of stripping and removal to be employed;
(e) The time within which the work will be commenced and completed. The type of reseeding and replanting proposed for the land;
(f) The depth of topsoil now on the property, the amount proposed to be removed and the amount to remain;
(g) The method of drainage to be used during the operation and after its completion, and the topography of the land after removal;
(h) The ultimate proposed use of the land after removal of the topsoil;
(i) A statement that the applicant will bear the expense of a Village inspector during the operation under the permit;
(j) A statement that the applicant is capable of and will furnish a performance bond in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each acre or fraction thereof included in the permit; and
(k) Such other information as the Building Inspector shall deem necessary.
(Ord. 2014-03. Passed 4-8-14.)